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Genetics and Heredity

I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes in 2001, but the diabetes never went away. I was told I had type 2. Could I have late onset type 1? What are the chances of one of my sons developing type 1?

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Is diabetes, type 1 or type 2, always hereditary?

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I read about a connection between blood glucose and likelihood of determining the sex of your unborn child. Does this mean type 1s are more likely to give birth to boys?

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I am 48 and have had Type 1 since I was 33. In March 1999 we determined the HLA antigens of my youngest son : DR2,7; DQ1,2; DR51,53. What is the possibility that my children will develop Type 1 diabetes?

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A surrogate mom candidate has a sibling with type 1 diabetes. What is the risk that the baby will have diabetes of any kind later in life? Is it reason enough to discount this candidate?

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What is the actual process of how diabetes affects the cell — the genetics behind the disease? I am African-American and I know that it affects our race tremendously.

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Can just one member of the family have something like a spontaneous mutation which would cause that person to have Type 1 diabetes?

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We have a family history of type 1 diabetes, thyroid problems, and medullary cancer. A friend who works in medical genetics says there is a syndrome in which some affected members get autoimmune diseases and some get endocrine cancers and suggests we get some genetic testing done for my three children. Is this a lot of endocrine stuff going on in one family, or is it just bad luck?

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My husband has type 1 diabetes we now have two beautiful daughters, and I recently “heard” a statistic that fathers are more likely to “pass” the likelihood of developing type 1 diabetes to their daughters in greater numbers than to any sons they may have. Are there any tests my daughters can have done that may indicate a predisposition to developing type 1 diabetes in the future?

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Both my four year son and I have diabetes, and my nine year old tested positive for celiac disease but her biopsy was negative. I know that in people with diabetes, 5-8% of people can develop celiac disease. What are the chances of developing diabetes if you tested positive for celiac disease?

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